§ 11842

As used in this chapter, “narcotic and drug abuse program” means any program that provides any service of care, treatment, rehabilitation, counseling, vocational training, self-improvement classes or courses, narcotic replacement therapy in maintenance or detoxification treatment, or other medication services for detoxification and treatment, and any other services that are provided either public or private, whether free of charge or for compensation, which services are intended in any way to alleviate the problems of narcotic addiction or habituation or drug abuse addiction or habituation or any problems in whole or in part related to the problem of narcotics addiction or drug abuse, or any combination of these problems.

(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 22, Sec. 54. (AB 75) Effective June 27, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 110 of Ch. 22.)